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Written to explore the lives and potential counseling problems of African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, European American, and Native American populations, this book considers the powerful influences of a client's developmental stage and cultural background. It maintains that integrating multicultural and lifespan considerations are crucial to counseling effectiveness. The authors advocate an understanding of individual differences--cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, and individual--in order for counselors to use existing strategies to their best advantage.Includes coverage on intervening with clients from counseling specific groups during various lifespan stages, and professional issues/future directions of the multicultural counseling field. It provides readers with an awareness of gender issues, how counseling issues differ for various age groups as well as providing current information related to counseling people with disabilities.For professionals in the field of counseling.

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• Part I Overview
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
• Chapter 2 The Counselor's Cultural Identity
• Chapter 3 The Culturally Effective Counselor
• Part II Understanding and Counseling Clients in Multicultural Settings and Throughout the Lifespan
• Chapter 4 Multicultural Human Growth and Development
• Chapter 5 Understanding African American Clients
• Chapter 6 Counseling African American Clients
• Chapter 7 Understanding American Indian Clients
• Chapter 8 Counseling American Indian Clients
• Chapter 9 Understanding Asian American Clients
• Chapter 10 Counseling Asian American Clients
• Chapter 11 Understanding European American Clients
• Chapter 12 Counseling European American Clients
• Chapter 13 Understanding Hispanic American Clients
• Chapter 14 Counseling Hispanic American Clients
• Chapter 15 Understanding Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
• Chapter 16 Counseling Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients
• Part III Professional Issues in Multicultural Counseling
• Chapter 17 Issues in Multicultural Counseling
• Epilogue Multiculural Counseling and Psychotherapy
• Appendix A Selected Journals Recommended for Counselors in Multicultural Settings
• Appendix B Suggested Multicultural Experiential Activities
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index